粵

下haa6馬maa5

simp下马
haa6 maa5xià mǎ

English

  1. to dismount from a horse
  2. (fig.) to abandon (a project)
  3. to get down from horse
  4. to stop

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺馬上面落嚟
  2. 停止進行某項工程或者活動

Examples

  • 要怎么才能把他拉下马?

    What will it take to bring him down?

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  • 我想喺馬上面落返嚟。

    我想下馬。

    I want to get down from the horse. ----

  • 呢個工程已經下咗馬。

    This construction was stopped.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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